That's no bug of PostgreSQL or even gmake. You have to execute the gmake install command as user root or use destination directories you can write to as regular user.
Greetings, Matthias > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jessica > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 10:44 PM > To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org > Subject: [BUGS] BUG #2844: gmake install fails > > > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 2844 > Logged by: Jessica > Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PostgreSQL version: 8.2 > Operating system: Unix > Description: gmake install fails > Details: > > bash-3.00$ gmake install > gmake -C doc install > gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/doc' > gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `install'. > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/doc' > gmake -C src install > gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/src' > /bin/sh ../config/mkinstalldirs '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src' > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql > mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/pgsql"; Permission denied > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib > mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/pgsql/lib"; No > such file or > directory > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs > mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs"; > No such file or > directory > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src > mkdir: Failed to make directory > "/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src"; No such > file or directory > gmake[1]: *** [installdirs-local] Error 2 > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/src' > gmake: *** [install] Error 2 > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
